Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1791

Creates the Illinois Labor Relations Act. Applies to employees other than: employees who are subject to the National Labor Relations Act or the Railway Labor Act; employees who are managerial employees, confidential employees, or supervisors; and employees of employers to whom the Act does not apply (and provides that the Act does not apply to State officers and agencies, units of local government, school districts, and other public entities). Provides that the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board shall administer and enforce the Act. Prohibits specified unfair labor practices. Provides that an employer and the exclusive representative of a unit of employees to whom the Act applies have the duty to bargain collectively. Provides for: dues deduction and fair share fees; unfair labor practice procedures; elections to determine exclusive representatives; disputes; enforcement (including administrative actions and actions in the circuit court and appellate court); rulemaking; enforcement of contracts; and other matters.

Deletes everything and re-inserts similar provisions with various changes concerning deductions of dues and fair share fees; includes in the definition of "employer" any entity that is specifically excluded under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act; includes in the definition of "exclusive representative" a historical representative; and makes a technical correction.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/25/2005	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2/25/2005	Senate	First Reading
2/25/2005	Senate	Referred to Rules
3/2/2005	Senate	Assigned to Labor
3/10/2005	Senate	Held in Labor
3/14/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/14/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/15/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Labor
3/16/2005	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/17/2005	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Labor; 006-003-000
3/17/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
4/6/2005	Senate	Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Carole Pankau
4/13/2005	Senate	Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
4/13/2005	Senate	Second Reading
4/13/2005	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
4/15/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to May 31, 2005
4/20/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
4/20/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
5/3/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Labor
5/3/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/3/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
5/4/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Labor
5/5/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Labor; 009-000-000
5/5/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Adopted Labor; 009-000-000
5/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/11/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules
5/16/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Labor
5/18/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Held in Labor
5/31/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005
7/1/2005	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
7/1/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules; 3-9(b)
7/1/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules; 3-9(b)
7/1/2005	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules; 3-9(b)
11/4/2005	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007
1/9/2007	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note (Illinois Labor Relations Board)
	Senate Bill 1791 would increase the agency's workload considerably. The agency anticipates the need for three additional employees at a cost of $143,000 plus other expenses totaling approximately $6,600.